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Guy72 Posted messages 982 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
Guy72 Posted messages 982 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -

Hello,
Why do I only see "question marks" instead of "smileys" in the SMS I receive on my "Samsung AS52 5G"?


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    brucine Posted messages 24733 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 156
     

    Hello,

    It's a pain, these smileys, people can't express themselves properly...

    Smileys are media, not text, and therefore must go through RCS.

    If it's not activated on the sender's side, there's no solution.

    In Google Messages on your own phone, open the app and click on the Google account icon in the top right.

    Go to Messages settings, RCS Chats, activate.

    If the sender is using iOS, you also need to check "reactions on iPhone as emojis" in Advanced settings.

    Of course, a 4G/5G data connection or Wi-Fi is required, the phone must support RCS, which is the case for most fairly recent models, and the feature may need to be activated by the carrier.

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    1. Guy72 Posted messages 982 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   25
       

      Thank you "brucine", it works

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  2. Pierr10 Posted messages 13818 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   5 835
     

    Hello

    Apparently, this concerns the Samsung Messages app.

    But Samsung has discontinued its app and the one currently being used is Google's.

    That's why Guy72 can't find the three dots.

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    1. MPMP10 Posted messages 47275 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   18 935
       

      Hello Pierr10,

      Thank you for this clarification. Have a good evening.

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    2. Guy72 Posted messages 982 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   25
       

      Indeed, that's it.

      But then what to do?

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  3. MPMP10 Posted messages 47275 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   18 935
     

    Hello,

    How to restore your smileys instead of question marks?

    To fix the sending of smileys and prevent them from converting into question marks, you need to adjust the SMS settings in the Messages app (procedure for Samsung):

    https://www.lecoindunet.com/points-dinterrogation-sms

    This can also happen on very old phones!

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  4. Guy72 Posted messages 982 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   25
     

    Hello

    I don't have 3 little dots

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  6. Guy72 Posted messages 982 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   25
     
     It's a pain, these emojis, people can't express themselves properly...

    Totally agree, but having ?????? is annoying, I would rather have nothing at all or just writing.
    It's no longer messages, it's just rebuses...

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